Non-traumatic skull defects in forensic autopsy: Enlarged parietal foramina

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• 作者：L. Dufayet^a ; ^{dufayetlaurene@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; J.M. Laborie^b ; B. Ludes^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Enlarged parietal foramina ; Parietal foramina ; Congenital skull defects ; Catlins mark ; Forensic autopsy ; Identification
• 刊名：La Revue de Médecine Légale
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：7
• 期：3
• 页码：119-122
• 全文大小：870 K

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The authors report the case of a 10-year-old girl, whose forensic autopsy revealed a rare deformity of the parietal bones: enlarged parietal foramina. Cause of death was determined to be functional sudden death by inhibition following an accidental hanging. There was no evidence of head trauma. As this was a forensic case, the authors have no knowledge of the subject's medical history. Enlarged parietal foramina were observed first on skull radiographs then during the autopsy. This is a rare, inherited impaired skull development condition. It manifests itself as paired and symmetrical parietal perforations, typically round or oval, with diameters that can range from 5 millimeters to several centimeters. In this case, foramina were nearly round and had a diameter of almost 2 cm. Enlarged parietal foramina, although uncommon, seems to be a necessary knowledge as it could lead to misinterpretations in a forensic case and could help for an identification.